Punic

English

Alternative forms

• Punick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin pūnicus, variant of poenicus, from Poenus + -icus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 (po-ni-ki-jo) under influence from φοινός (phoinós, “crimson red”) owing to its relation to Tyrian purple, apparently from or cognate with Egyptian fnḫw (“Asiatics, Semites”),

. Equivalent to a modified Phoenician +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːnɪk/
• Rhymes: -uːnɪk

Adjective

Punic (comparative more Punic, superlative most Punic)

1. Of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language.

   Synonym: Carthaginian

2. (figurative, ethnic slur) Perfidious, treacherous, faithless.

Derived terms

• Punic apple
• Punic faith
• Punic tree
• Punic War
• Siculo-Punic

Related terms

• Phoenician

Translations

of or relating to ancient Carthage — see also Carthaginian

• Arabic: بُونِي (būnī)
• Bulgarian: картагенски (kartagenski)
• Czech: punský
• Danish: punisk
• Dutch: Punisch (nl)
• French: punique (fr)
• Hungarian: pun (hu)
• Marathi: प्यूनिक (pyūnik)

treacherous

• Bulgarian: вероломен (bg) (verolomen)
• Finnish: petollinen (fi)
• Portuguese: púnico (pt) m, traiçoeiro (pt) m

Noun

Punic (plural Punics)

1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage; a Carthaginian.

Translations

native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage — see also Carthaginian

• Czech: Kartáginec
• Danish: puner c
• Dutch: Puniër m, Carthager (nl) m
• Hungarian: pun (hu)
• Marathi: प्यूनिक (pyūnik)
• Turkish: Kartacalı, Pön

Proper noun

Punic

1. The language of Carthage.

Derived terms

• Latino-Punic
• Siculo-Punic

Translations

language of Carthage

• Danish: punisk n
• Dutch: Punisch (nl) n
• Finnish: puunin kieli, puuni (fi)
• French: punique (fr) m
• Galician: púnico (gl) m
• Hungarian: pun (hu)
• Irish: Púnais f
• Italian: punico (it) m
• Latin: lingua punica f
• Marathi: प्यूनिक f (pyūnik)
• Portuguese: púnico (pt) m, cartaginês (pt) m
• Spanish: púnico (es) m, cartaginés (es) m
• Turkish: Pönce

Anagrams

• cupin